San Jose gets Huckerby from TFC (updated)

According to the San Jose Mercury News, Huckerby has signed with the San Jose Earthquakes after Toronto sold San Jose the Discovery Player rights for money and a San Jose DP slot.

Huckerby rejected a bid by Toronto FC after visiting the club and expressing concern over BMO Field's artificial grass surface, according to reports from various English and Canadian media. Of course, if he agrees to a contract in MLS he'll have to play on a few turfgrass surfaces in the course of the season anyway.

Huckerby's last club was Norwich City, where he was enshrined in the Norwich City Hall of Fame, where he was instrumental in winning his side promotion to the EPL in 2004-05. At one time he was a rumored prospect of Liverpool and Celtic. He is currently out of contract.